SDPB staff and producers will host community conversations at the following locations to collect stories for future episodes of Dakota Life. Community members are invited to share their stories and learn more about Dakota Life. The communities featured:
- McLaughlin: April 3rd at the City Hall Conference Room
- Britton: April 4th at the Britton Area Event Center
- Garretson: April 9th at The Gulch
- Burke: April 11th at the Burke Community Center
- Pine Ridge: April 16th at Eben Hall at Mahpiya Luta
- Box Elder: April 17th at The Liberty Center
- Faith: April 22nd at the Faith Public Library
- Wessington Springs: April 23rd at the Springs Inn Café
- Elk Point: April 29th at the City Council Chamber
Nathan Hofer, Director of Community Impact, says, “Community conversations are very exciting for us and for the communities. We get to join people in and around each town and share in their passion for their home as we prepare to share that passion with the rest of the state through our Dakota Life episodes.”
For over 25 years, Dakota Life, SDPB's magazine television show, has celebrated all of the stories that make South Dakota unique, one community at a time. Now, with a new framework and a special emphasis on individual towns in each episode, community members are sharing their stories with SDPB staff and producers at community conversations. Stories are told all over the state, across the country, and around the globe on SDPB.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Nathan Hofer, Director of Community Impact, nathan.hofer@sdpb.org
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